Paranormal Activities in Educational Establishments

Henry Newman

Location: Torquay (Devon) - Montpellier House (former school)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1885 onwardsFurther Comments: At the funeral of Newman the church organ played itself; since then, his shade has been reported in the vicarage.

Old Landowner

Location: Uckfield (Sussex) - Uckfield Community Technology CollegeType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: December 2001Further Comments: A local legend says that an old woman hanged herself after she discovered that her home and land would be redeveloped to make way for a new hospital and housing estate. Her ghost was reported to haunt the hospital, and has lingered on since the building was converted into a school.

Sarah

Location: W2 (Greater London) - Sarah Siddons School, North Wharf RoadType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The namesake of the building is still around after her death in the 1830s - Sarah has been seen wearing a blue dress and a small hat.

Mr McGraw

Location: Wallasey (Cheshire) - Oldershaw Grammar SchoolType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Mid twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Dressed in his headmaster's gown, this figure has been both seen and heard on different occasions - when seen by a cleaner, she convinced the caretaker to arm himself with a pistol and search the area!

Scarred Figure

Location: Ware (Hertfordshire) - Presdlaes School woodsType: OtherDate / Time: Seen 2003?Further Comments: A locally told story is that of a hooded character wearing a black cape that runs around this wooded area. The ghost's skin is covered with scar marks, and its bright yellow-green eyes have black slit pupils. The entity chases after anyone it meets.

Sobbing

Location: Warwick (Warwickshire) - Gibbet Hill - University of Warwick Halls of ResidenceType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Late twentieth centuryFurther Comments: The sounds of someone crying hysterically could occasionally be heard in this modern building. It was reported that the newer halls of residence were built upon a demolished building which housed the bodies of those executed on the hill.

Slow Moving Light

Location: Warwick (Warwickshire) - Warwick University, JM3 Building, central corridor, top floorType: OtherDate / Time: 1994Further Comments: A slow moving and completely silent ball of bright light was seen by a couple of witnesses as it floated across one room, through a wall and into the next room.

Emma Louise

Location: WC1 (Greater London) - Arthur Tattersall House, 119 Gower Street, University College London Halls of ResidenceType: LegendDate / Time: 2000sFurther Comments: An urban myth, it is said that Emma Louise was murdered long ago in tunnels around this building, and that if you say her name three times, her presence makes itself known.

Jeremy Bentham with Dapple

Location: WC1 (Greater London) - University CollegeType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Bentham named his walking cane Dapple, and it never left his side during life. Much the same can be said post mortem; man and stick can be heard or seen walking down the corridors of knowledge after dark.

Marcus Beck

Location: WC1 (Greater London) - University College HospitalType: CurseDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Before being stolen in January 2001, the portrait of Beck was considered cursed. People who fell asleep under the painting quickly became ill, and in some cases died. It was also said that if the shutters were not closed on the painting at night, a patient would unexpectedly die.

Lizzie Church

Location: WC1 (Greater London) - University College Hospital, Gower StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Lizzie accidentally killed her lover with a morphine overdose when he was admitted as a patient. Years later, her ghost would appear prior to morphine injections as a reminder to be careful. Two buildings along Gower Street itself reported the ghost of a man with a heavily bandaged head.

Human Fireball

Location: Widnes (Cheshire) - Halton CollegeType: SHCDate / Time: 1985Further Comments: A girl walking down stairs with a group of friends suddenly burst into flame. They quickly beat the flames out, but she later died of her injuries.

Bear

Location: Worcester (Hereford & Worcester) - Worcester Cathedral and College GreenType: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Ever since the Civil War there have been reports of a phantom bear that rises up as if to attack. One guard is said to have taken a shot at the creature, which of course had no effect.

Crying Girl

Location: York (Yorkshire) - 5 College StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Both seen and heard, this ghostly child starved to death after her parents died from plague. She only appears to haunt the upper parts of the house.

Coinage

Location: York (Yorkshire) - Dance school attached to St Mary's Church, Bishop Hill JuniorType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The sounds of coins being poured onto a table and into a metal box have been reported coming from this building.

Young Person

Location: York (Yorkshire) - Milthorpe SchoolType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 24 March 2003Further Comments: At least one student at the school has heard soft whisperings and seen a shadowy young person move quickly away from them.

Grey Lady

Location: York (Yorkshire) - St Peter's SchoolType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A local legend states that a grey ghostly woman walks around the road near the school chapel at night, while the chapel itself is haunted by a former pupil.

Old Lady Sitting

Location: York (Yorkshire) - St William's College, College StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1978Further Comments: This elderly lady sits on the steps outside the college and smiles as people pass her by. Another ghost, that of a male, walks the corridors of the college; it is said he died a broken man after turning his brother in for a murder they had both committed.